A new survey from TransUnion, Chicago, found that many consumers feel their mortgage payments are putting a strain on their household finances, and the prospect of falling interest rates has them ready to consider refinancing those loans.
Tag: Mortgage Payments
Typical Homebuyer’s Mortgage Payment Up 15% Since Mid-August
Talk about a wallop to the wallet: the typical homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment has climbed $337 (15%) over the past six weeks, according to a report from Redfin, Seattle.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 8, 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio
This MBA Chart of the Week examines the relationship between mortgage payments and asking rents since the second half of 2009. MBA’s national mortgage payment to rent ratio compares the national median and 25th percentile mortgage payments to the national median asking rent.
MBA RIHA Study Shows Progress, but 5 Million Renters, Homeowners Missed December Payments
Five million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments in December, and 2.3 million renters and 1.2 million mortgagors believe they are at risk of eviction or foreclosure or would be forced to move in the next 30 days, according to fourth-quarter research by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.